{"id":1310222,"date":"2022-02-18T08:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1310222"},"modified":"2022-02-18T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T18:37:48","slug":"new-documentary-series-the-enemy-within-shows-how-china-bent-hollywood-to-its-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-documentary-series-the-enemy-within-shows-how-china-bent-hollywood-to-its-will\/","title":{"rendered":"New Documentary Series, \u2018The Enemy Within,\u2019 Shows How China Bent Hollywood To Its Will"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-documentary-series-the-enemy-within-shows-how-china-bent-hollywood-to-its-will%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1310222&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/China_TheEnemyWithin_Thumbnail_3480x2160-1-scaled-1-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Once upon a time, Hollywood promoted American values and the Western way of life. These days, as a new Daily Wire documentary series demonstrates, it\u2019s more interested in furthering the principles and ideals prized by communist China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Enemy Within,\u201d which premiered on February 18 for Daily Wire streaming subscribers, follows veteran journalist and filmmaker Lee Smith\u2019s investigation into how China has infiltrated American universities and is wreaking havoc in the media, professional sports, and Hollywood.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The final episode zeroes in on how the CCP plotted to learn Tinsel Town\u2019s trade secrets and then use its newfound knowledge to dominate the entertainment industry and force studios to make films that satisfy CCP elites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Going back to 2013, Smith (\u201cThe Plot Against the President\u201d) traces how Chinese executives approached U.S. studios, first claiming to seek education on filmmaking but later with very clear agendas. They made it known what Hollywood would have to do if it wanted to be the key to massive audiences in the Middle Kingdom. A report in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2013\/11\/china-film-us-china-film-summit-iron-man-3-627911\/\"><span>Deadline<\/span><\/a><span> that the last episode highlights detailed the requests of a Chinese production company president who admitted that China didn\u2019t just expect American partners to censor material Beijing found offensive, but to offer content that would proactively promote communism and Chinese culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe want films that are heavily invested in Chinese culture, not one or two shots,\u201d the president said, \u201cWe want to see positive Chinese images. China has been opening up for 30 years and I think both U.S. and Chinese screenwriters want to write positive images.\u201d She finished by complaining that too many American movies still depicted Chinese characters as drug dealers or criminals. It\u2019s worth noting that Chinese film companies are under the control of the CCP, meaning whenever an American studio partners with one, the Chinese government holds sway over their collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This, along with the fact that China has now become the world\u2019s largest film market, explains why so many movies have been altered to appease Xi Jinping and why the world\u2019s biggest stars are willing to grovel for Chinese acceptance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps no cautionary tale illustrates the vice-grip China has on the film industry better than the latest entry in the \u2018Fast and Furious\u2019&nbsp; franchise, \u2018F9.\u2019 The year before its release, 2020, marked the first year in history U.S. films collectively made more money in China than at home. And more than 80% of \u201cF9\u2019s\u201d opening weekend box office came from China. So it was no surprise that star John Cena was so quick to apologize to Beijing for rightly calling Taiwan a country on his promotional tour for the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It also explains why Disney was so willing to take hits to its public image in Western democracies in order to thank Chinese authorities for allowing them to film \u201cMulan\u201d in the Xinjiang region despite the world\u2019s knowledge that the region commits atrocities against the Ugyhurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From \u201cMaverick\u201d to \u201cRed Dawn,\u201d Lee Smith explores exactly how pressure from China is impacting what we see on our screens. The question, the movie then asks \u2014 how can Americans push back against the propaganda?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a Daily Wire <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, Hollywood promoted American values and the Western way of life. 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